Travelling the Silk Road: From London to Beijing
Christopher Wilton-Steer, 10 September 2025, 14.00 BST Online
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A talk with photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer, creator of The Silk Road: A Living History exhibition and newly released book, about his 40,000km overland journey from London to Beijing.
Over a period of four months, Christopher travelled by car, bus, train, ferry, horse and camel traversing sixteen countries across the breadth of Eurasia. In this talk, Christopher will take you on a photographic journey through Europe, the Middle East, Central and South Asia and China exploring the rich variety of people, places and cultures he encountered along the way. His photographs tell a fascinating story about the relationships between diverse cultures; how their histories continue to influence the present; and about the enduring legacy of interconnectivity forged by the trade routes that have spanned Eurasia for over 2,000 years.
Christopher Wilton-Steer is a travel photographer based in Kenya. His professional and personal work takes him to remote and off the beaten track locations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Christopher is also the Global Lead for Communications at the Aga Khan Foundation. Christopher’s photography explores less well documented and often misunderstood parts of the world in an effort to build bridges of interest and understanding between distant cultures. His work also aims to bring attention to diminishing cultural traditions and heritage.
Christopher’s work has been featured in magazines, newspapers and media outlets around the world including National Geographic, The Guardian, CNN, Financial Times, BBC, China Daily and Der Spiegel amongst others.
Published by French photography book specialists, HEMERIA, The Silk Road: A Living History was launched in May 2025. This lavishly produced hardback volume contains over 150 photographs that celebrate the rich variety of cultures that span Eurasia, explores the relationships between them, and reveals how their histories continue to influence the present.
The book contains a preface by Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University and President of the RSAA.
Learn more about the book on the publishers website and purchase it from here. All author’s proceeds are donated to the Aga Khan Foundation.
